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Ventura, CA – June 25, 2024 – Xtadium presents an unparalleled viewing experience for extreme sports enthusiasts. The X Games Ventura will be broadcast live from Friday, June 28th to Sunday, June 30th in immersive 180° and multicam formats, exclusively for mobile devices.
YBVR, a trailblazer in virtual reality (VR) technology, is one of the consortium partners of TrialsNet, an innovation project that received funding from European Union´s Horizon-JU-SNS-2022 Research and Innovation Programme, that showcases various use cases that test the capacity and limitations of the upcoming beyond 5G. YBVR’s UC10 immersive fan engagement solutions are setting a new standard for live sports experiences, with low latency and immersive user experience.
San Jose, California, June 5th, 2024 – YBVR has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant for $998,251 to conduct research and development (R&D) work on revolutionizing the level of the VR training courses for remote students.
ESPN today announced Meta as the fourth member of the ESPN Edge Innovation Center. The collaboration is focused on bringing an ESPN-branded virtual reality (VR) sports experience to Meta Quest. Immersive VR sports highlights will be available in the free Xtadium app on Meta Quest, and coming later this summer, ESPN will launch an immersive, ESPN-branded experience in Meta Horizon Worlds.
Thanks to your incredible support, Xtadium was named a top use case for MR experiences in the new Meta Quest 3, and we’ve streamed over a thousand hours of live sports! 🚀 Focused on delivering the ultimate immersive experience for sports fans, we’re thrilled with the results of our dreams and efforts.A massive shoutout to our talented internal team and each of you for participating in this exciting journey! 🙌 Looking ahead with boundless enthusiasm, we can’t wait to share more innovations, successes, and thrilling experiences in the coming year. 🚀
YBVR extends TrialsNet invitation to European third parties such as verticals, companies (including SMEs), research centers or any other relevant entity, as well as facilities and infrastructure owners, to participate in its large-scale trials activities through the implementation of additional, diversified, and heterogeneous vertical use cases. The proposed use cases and trials should address one of the main areas identified by the project:
Xtadium has received recognition at Meta Connect 2023, where prominent figures in the technology industry praised its contribution to the world of Mixed Reality (MR) for its fantastic use case that enhances the experience of watching sports from the comfort of home.
The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs will be available in mixed reality. NASCAR and XTADIUM are once again teaming up to give NASCAR fans the ultimate viewing experience. All 10 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs races can be watched in this new, mixed-reality experience on Meta Quest headsets, with content becoming available 48 hours after the conclusion of each event.
Whether you regularly sit beside the world-famous Octagon® or just catch the occasional high-profile match up, professional mixed martial arts is among the most thrilling sports in the world to watch live. And today, we’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with UFC to bring the MMA action home to the Meta Quest Platform. Now, thanks to the immersive magic of VR, you can experience the drama and excitement of live MMA action featured on UFC FIGHT PASS from the best seat in the house in Xtadium from YBVR and coming soon to Meta Horizon Worlds.
July 28, 2023. This summer, DAZN is bringing the spectacle that we have all been waiting for. MMA star Nate Diaz, will make his boxing debut against social media mega star Jake Paul, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX. With a capacity of more than 18,000, the venue is expected to be filled to the brim with fans, celebrities and combat sports aficionados. But not everyone that wants to go will be able to, which is why DAZN has partnered with Xtadium, the VR App by YBVR, that will stream the full fight Live in VR inside the DAZN room.